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USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center Facilities Toolbox: Accessibility Tools

Gates, Bars, and Berms

Forest Service-constructed barriers on pedestrian travel routes must have a 32-inch minimum width gap or include a route beside them that will permit passage of a wheelchair. Frequently, a little shovel or carpentry work will correct the problems.

Photo of a clear passage for foot travel around a gate

To meet accessibility guidelines, allow 32 inches of clear passage for foot travel around a gate.

Forest: Allegheny
Region: 9

Photo of a woman in a wheelchair moving through a three-post passage around a gate

This three-post passage is accessible passage around a gate is accessible.

Forest: Monongahela
Region: 9

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